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My worst mistake

4:31Marco Montemagno · podcast RSS

Marco describes his mistake as postponing satisfaction until a career milestone. His metaphor is a ladder with limited places, rules set by others and a promise of happiness always further ahead. He also recalls disappointment at not becoming Italian champion, despite sporting results he reconsiders in the account. His alternative is to build ventures better suited to his character and enjoy the process: a personal choice, without claiming that entrepreneurship removes difficulties.

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Marco describes his mistake as postponing satisfaction until a career milestone. His metaphor is a ladder with limited places, rules set by others and a promise of happiness always further ahead. He also recalls disappointment at not becoming Italian champion, despite sporting results he reconsiders in the account. His alternative is to build ventures better suited to his character and enjoy the process: a personal choice, without claiming that entrepreneurship removes difficulties.

Key points

  • A distant destination can become the imagined place to which all satisfaction is postponed.
  • Marco uses his sporting experience to show how one goal can obscure other achievements.
  • Preset paths and other people’s judgements limit control over the career he describes.
  • He prefers a personal entrepreneurial path, accepting that it may succeed or fail.
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Belin!

A Ligurian exclamation with a vulgar origin, used to add surprise, emphasis or exasperation.

Across the reviewed archive: 138 items
#4 in the ranking

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Ping-pong / table tennis

A reference to his background: Marco says he played table tennis professionally when he was younger. This explains his mentions of paddles and his sporting experience.

Across the reviewed archive: 242 items
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